Main Entry: ¹scho·las·tic

Pronunciation: \skə-ˈlas-tik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin scholasticus of the schoolmen, from Latin, of a school, from Greek scholastikos, from scholazein to keep a school, from scholē school

Date: 1596

1 a often capitalized : of or relating to Scholasticism <scholastic theology> <scholastic philosophy> b : suggestive or characteristic of a scholastic especially in subtlety or aridity : pedantic <dull scholastic reports>
2 : of or relating to schools or scholars; especially : of or relating to high school or secondary school

— scho·las·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb